Christmas is just around the corner, and with it the all-important family meal. But while it’s an opportunity to relax with your loved ones, the meal also represents a real danger to your waistline, with women in particular requiring a reasonable amount of exercise to burn off the excess fat put on over Christmas Day.

At least, that’s what kitchen appliance Breville would like you to think:

A quarter will not sit down to turkey, with six per cent having a curry, the Breville survey found.